• 20241213 - Promotion Ceremony for LTC. Robert Hinson Jr. - U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert N. Hinson Jr., a South Carolina Army National Guard officer selected for promotion who is currently assigned to the U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) command as a provost marshal, is promoted to the rank of colonel during a ceremony held at the South Carolina Army National Guard Florence Readiness Center, Florence, South Carolina, Dec. 13, 2024.
• 20241211 - State Partnership Planning Conference - Members of the South Carolina National Guard and U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) meet with leaders of the State Cooperation Office U.S. Army Mission in Bogota, Colombia, Dec. 10, 2024.
• 20241214 - Wreaths Across America ceremony held at Ft. Jackson - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, adjutant general for South Carolina, attends a Wreaths Across America ceremony held at the Ft. Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina, Dec. 14, 2024. This ceremony was one of several hundred events held across the United States for National Wreaths Across America Day 2024, a nonprofit initiative involving over two million volunteers and supporters who gather every year to remember and honor fallen service members and POWs, whilst also educating the public on the significance of freedom, nation, and sacrifice. McCarty participated in the ceremony on behalf of the South Carolina military Department, joining service members of each branch of the military, families, and all the guests in attendance.

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